What is child development? Why study child development? Child development involves the scientific study of changes in the child’s biological‚ social‚ cognitive and emotional behaviour across the span of childhood. Every child’s development is unique and complex. Although children develop through a generally predictable sequence of steps and milestones‚ they may not proceed through these steps in the same way or at the same time. Psychologists and development researchers have proposed a number of
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Bibliography: Ahn‚ J. (2011). The effect of social network sites on adolescents’ social and academic development: current theories and controversies. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology‚ 62(8)‚ 1434-1445. Whitehill‚ J.M.‚ L.N. Brockman‚ and M.A. Moreno. (2013). “Just talk to me”: Communication
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Physical Development Physical development is the development of the body. It is usually the development within a few weeks either side of the average age of a child under 5 years old. As physical development proceeds‚ the child acquires various physical skills‚ such as motor skills; there are two types of this‚ gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Gross motor skills are large movements‚ such as‚ hop scotch‚ skipping‚ kicking‚ throwing a ball and taking large steps. Fine motor skills are the
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Unit 1- Growth & Development Growth refers to quantitative changes- increase in size and structure. A person grows physically as well as mentally. Development refers to qualitative changes PRINCIPLES OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 1. Heredity HEREDITY gives the human individual a similarity to the other organisms‚ but also a uniqueness. Characteristics of both parents are passed on to the child through the union of the father’s sperm and the egg cell of the mother to form a zygote or offspring
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nourishment‚ care and an ideal set of various factors develops into a complex system of cells that allows for the fetus to maintain homeostasis and function in the world independent from it’s prenatal life source. The fetus transitions through three distinct periods of prenatal development‚ germinal‚ embryonic‚ and fetal arriving at the end of the third trimester with organized systems that allows for regulated functioning. During the course of prenatal periods the introduction of teratogens has the potential
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Cebu Normal University College of Teacher Education Special Topics Osmena Blvd.‚ Cebu City Assignment #2 Research Mode and Essay A course requirement in the subject for Midterm from December to the first week of January Submitted by: Saudia Julie B. Singzon BSED- Biological Science IV Submitted to: Patricio M. Manundan‚ M.A Academic Instructor - Second Semester- S.Y
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Four Planes of Development "We know how to find pearls in the shells of oysters‚ gold in the mountains‚ and coal in the bowels of the earth‚ but we are unaware of the spiritual gems‚ the creative nebulae‚ that the child hides in himself when he enters this world to renew mankind." The Absorbent Mind‚ Maria Montessori Maria Montessori’s Four Planes of Education was a lecture given by her in 1938 at the Seventh International Montessori Congress. The four planes (or phases) of
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measurements of isolated variables analysed. Theories of development emerged and have continued throughout history‚ providing organization‚ and “a lens through which researchers can interpret and explain any number of specific facts or observations” (Sigelman & Rider‚ 2012‚ p. 32). In postulating what is seen as ‘normative’ development‚ these theories provide a model or map from which science and society are largely influenced. Normative development implies an individual will grow‚ experience and behave
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of Child Development 1. Three Major Stages in Freud’s Psychosexual Theory a. Oral Stage b. Phallic c. Genital Stage 2. Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory in association with child development a. Stages 1 and 2 b. Stages 3 and 4 3. Piaget’s Cognitive –Stage Theory a. Sensorimotor Stage b. Preoperational Stage c. Concrete Operations Stage 4. Points of Similarity a. Similarities b. Differences 5. Why is understanding child development important
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3 / Chapters 10-13 Socioemotional Development Emotion: a feeling or affect that is characterized by behavior that expresses or reflects that feeling or affect. The purposes of emotions are to signal other about how one feels‚ regulating one’s own behavior & plays a role in social exchange. Emotional regulation: the ability to control one’s own emotions and emotional expression. Emotional display rules help determine appropriateness. Emotional Development: Infancy: Primary emotion- emotions
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